Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Aug 1999 12:47:12 +0200 | From | Ralf Baechle <> | Subject | Re: idea: MAC level compression & crypto |
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On Sun, Aug 29, 1999 at 12:44:14PM +0200, Rogier Wolff wrote:
> Elmer Joandi wrote: > > for justification, there could be an reference rot13 transformation > > module :) > > or even more innocent - byteorder swaping transformation :) > > > > I feel I am been missing possibility for rot13 transformation of all IP > > packets for longer. > > I really recommend NOT hinting at encryption by including a "rot13" > example. > > As said before in this thread, HOOKS for encryption are munitions, and > cannot be exported. > > A hook for rot13 is a hook for a (weak) encryption algorithm. That > leaves no room to argue "But we didn't intend for it to get used for > encryption. Just for an optional byte-swap".
Unlike for a hook for serious crypto a hook for ROT13 doesn't need to handle keys ...
Ralf
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